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Minutes of meeting: Library Services for Multicultural Populations Section, 23 July 2024
No full textAnnual Business Meeting Minutes, Annual officers report
Current challenges of Legal Deposit in Germany: a report for revising legislation to address issues in collecting books-on-demand, podcasts and digital music [Webinar paper]
No full textThe German National Library has the right of legal deposit for the territory of Germany. A globalizing publishing market and changing trends in the field of digital publications present it with new challenges in terms of acquisition on the basis of current law. An internal working group is therefore currently evaluating the legal basis, isolating practical problem areas and developing proposals for changes where law and reality are increasingly diverging.
The lecture is intended as a workshop report from this working group, presenting examples of some particularly challenging case groups (book-on-demand, podcasts, digital music) and can provide input for the audience's own critical reflection as well as an opportunity for solution-oriented discussions with the plenary.
Note about the authors:
Sabine completed her legal clerkship at the Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels (German Publishers and Booksellers Association) after her first state examination in law and passed her second state examination specialising in media law. She has been a legal consultant at the German National Library since 2016 and is head of its legal department since 2021.
After his first state examination in law, Christoph was a research assistant at the University of Freiburg, where he was in charge of an edition project in the field of digital humanities. After his second state examination, he has been a legal consultant at the German National Library since 2020 and its data protection officer since 2021
Trend Report 2024: Introduction Presentation (UPDATED)
No full textThis presentation offers a summary of the Trend Report 2024, including the new elements added in January 2025. The full report can be found on our website: https://www.ifla.org/trend-report/. It is made possible by a grant from the Gates Foundation, via SIGL
Building Strong Library Associations (2008-2018) - Module 4 (Strategic Relationships - Partnerships and Fundraising)
No full textThe fourth module of Building Strong Library Associations (BSLA) focused on strategic relationships, and in particular partnerships and fundraisin
Quarterly Meeting Minutes
No full textMinutes of the Quarterly Meeting - 17 November 2023
Professional Section E - Libraries for Children and Young Adult
New Horizons in Artificial Intelligence in Libraries
No full textThere is increasing use of AI technologies in many aspects of library operations and types of libraries. This ranges across public, national, research, academic and special libraries and includes public and reference services, automated classification, special and research collections, archives and customer service through chatbots and discovery systems. Vendors are also adding elements of AI in new and existing library products including search and discovery and research platforms and recommender systems. The role and impact of AI present opportunities and challenges and open future possibilities. IT plays a significant role in the development and use of AI technologies, but ethical considerations and wider organizational thinking must also play an equally significant role. AI’s uses can have considerable impact and possible unintended consequences on library operations and services and wider societal implications. All of this is considered in this both pragmatic and wider philosophical text. This publication provides an opportunity to explore developing new library AI paradigms, including present use case practical implementation and opportunities on the horizon as well as current large ethics questions and needs for transparency, scenario planning, considerations and implications of bias as library AI systems are developed and implemented presently and for our collective future
IFLA Library Reference Model: A Conceptual Model for Bibliographic Information
No full textIFLA Library Reference Model (LRM) is a high-level conceptual reference model developed within an entity-relationship modelling framework. It is the consolidation of the separately developed IFLA conceptual models: FRBR, FRAD, FRSAD. IFLA LRM was developed to resolve inconsistencies between the three separate models. Every user task, entity, attribute and relationship from the original three models was examined, definitions had to be revised, but also some remodelling was required in order to develop a meaningful consolidation. The result is a single, streamlined, and logically consistent model that covers all aspects of bibliographic data and that at the same time brings the modelling up-to-date with current conceptual modelling practices. IFLA LRM was designed to be used in linked data environments and to support and promote the use of bibliographic data in linked data environments
Combining Trusted Contents and Generative AI in the Primo Research Assistant
No full textThis is the presentation made at the webinar titled 'Promoting Discovery Tools'. It was organised by the IFLA Asia Oceania Regional Division Committee and held on 27 November 2024
IFLA Guidelines for making libraries accessible for people with disabilities
No full textThese guidelines are a revision of the “Access to Libraries for Persons with Disabilities Checklist,” published in 2005. The original guidelines continue to be useful in libraries, but the climate concerning people with disabilities worldwide has changed significantly since the original publication. There has been notable progress in the field of library services to persons with disabilities, particularly in the areas of assistive technology, electronic formats, and online communication tools. These revised guidelines will allow libraries, disability groups, and support organizations to work together for effective library services to persons with disabilities. In addition, these partnerships will help promote accessible libraries in the community
Minutes of Meeting: Environment, Sustainability and Libraries Section, 14 May, 2024
No full textMinutes of the ENSULIB Section business meeting held on May 14, 2024